MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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